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The Daughter of Ḥalfon ben Manasseh
12th Century
Little is known about the life of the daughter of Ḥalfon ben Manasseh ha-Levi. Her father was a scribe in Fustāt (Old Cairo), active in the first half of the twelfth century.
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Letter to Her Uncle, ‘Eli ibn Hilāl
In Your name, O Merciful One.
If I tried to express to you, my uncle—may God preserve you—what [has happened to me, or how I miss you, a letter would not be enough] nor an epistle sufficient. And to…